Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-05-19
THE COURTS.

The proceedings Wednesday were OF
an unusually interesting character, the
occasion being the continuance OF the
trials of criminal cases, many OF which
were of peculiar Importance. With
the completion of the Harris case'
public attention was localized upon
the LIQUOR cases, and as we stated yes
terday, Thomas Howard, OF Sea Breeze
was placed on trial, charged with
keeping disorderly house. He was
defended by Alex. Fithian, ESQ.,, whlie
the prosecution was conducted by
States Attorney Hoagland. with Chas.
E. Sheppard, City Solicitor; and Frank
C. Smith, ESQ.,, close at hand.
In the afternoon the exercises were
begun by the introduction of Charles
H. Talley, who was sworn just previous
to the noon recess. He testified that
the liquor he had at Sea Breeze was
some he had purchased the night be-
fore at Chris. Gahre's. He was with
several persons at Sea Breeze, and
Samuel Howard gave him two drinks
of cherry wine in the kitchen there.
Saw people at the bar, but. cannot
swear they were drinking. Witness
was intoxicated when he arrived there,
and was drunk when young Howard
gave him the wine. On another ocea-
sion witness was there with Joe. SUIT
ton, He was sober when he left
Bridgeton, but drunk when he re-
turned. Got drunk on the way there,
but obtained no liquor at Sea Breeze;
saw no fracas while there; got home
about $50 at night. Had told Charles
Parker that Joe. Sutton had left town
and asked him if he was going to leave,
and told him if he didn't want to go to
Court he had better go. Then they
got a. team and drove to Sea Breeze.
Howard has not conversed with wit
ness about this case. Byron Bowen
was at Sea Breeze with Samuel
Howard a few weeks ago, and has
been there several times. Was there
as company for young Samuel Howard,
and has been there on both Sunday
and week days. Hasn't seen strangers
there on Sunday; was there on Easter
last; saw drinking on the premises and
at the bar, and has got all he wanted
to drink there himself, and has paid
for the same. Paid young Samuel
Howard for drinks. Got something
like whiskey there several times at the
bar and paid for it on Easter. Had
been treated by Howard, and had
liquor delivered upstairs that he paid
for; got it by the drink. They were
all there until late at night. Return
ing to Bridgeton, each man took one
of the women and rode home alone
with her. Don't know who paid for
the drinks had in that room at that
time All the party were somewhat
under the influence of liquor. Think
the women drank only two or three
times. Thinks he was there also last
Sunday week. Has had liquor there
since Easter and at least once paid for
same. The witness continued at some
length, showing repeated sales to him,
and said that he acted as bar tender
temporarily on one occasion. Has
seen drunken men on and around the
premises. On the Saturday night of
the dance several were drinking at the
bar, and money was handled over the
bar in evident payment for the same.
On cross-examination, stated that the
defendant, Howard, had never got
him any drinks; it was always his son
Samuel.
Thomas Kincaid carried the case
still further along by very similar tes-
timony to that given by his fellow
witnesses, but it was less strong than
some other that had preceded it, and
the same is true of the evidence given
by John Keebler, who went to Sea
Breeze with "half gallon of rum and
a case of beer,n and ''had bottle in
his pocket now.''
Isaac Peters has also got and paid
for whiskey and cherry wine at Sea
Breeze, and told in detail the story of
his purchases, claiming to have been
waited on by the defendant, but on
cross examination said he was not
positive just who did sell him the
drinks.
Edward Jones was pretty well i'm
three weeks ago Saturday night, but
remembers he went to Sea Breeze that
evening with another man and two
women, and they had racket" All
of them had good deal Sin"
Joseph Johnson had not been there
since Thomas Howard owned the
.~place, and with his testimony the
State rested